{{Note|1=What does "Mounting" the drive mean? Think of it as opening it for reading. Similarly, ''umount'' is like closing the book.}}

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Most distros don't, in their default settings, automatically mount removable drives. There are two main ways of dealing with this.

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* Using the '''Device Notifier''' - click on the device name and you will be shown relevant options, one of which will be <menuchoice>Open with File Manager</menuchoice>. This opens '''Dolphin''' with the contents of the device listed.

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* Mounting in '''Dolphin''' - if you already have '''Dolphin''' open you will see the new device appear in the '''Places''' panel. Click on that and you will see the contents of the device.

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* If you prefer the drive to be automatically mounted, you can now do this by going to <menuchoice>System Settings -> Hardware Section -> Removable Devices</menuchoice> and check <menuchoice>Enable automatic mounting of removable storage media</menuchoice>.

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{{Tip|1=The first option "Only automatically mount removable media that has been manually mounted before" may be a more secure option than mounting all removable media}}

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If you choose to automount, remember that you still need to umount it (close it) before removing it. This is the equivalent of Windows software saying "safely remove". In '''Device Notifier''' you will see {{Icon|media-eject}}. In Dolphin, a right-click will offer you the same icon with "Safely Remove" and the device's name.

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:{{Info|1=Audio disks can be played without mounting. Use your favourite disk-playing application}}

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===Umounting the drive===

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Again, you have two main possibilities.

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* Use the device notifier. Instead of the plug icon that you saw before, there will now be an up-arrow icon similar to that shown on VHS and DVD players. That will "safely remove" the drive. However, it will not eject it. Always wait a few seconds after using this, as buffers are flushed and you want to be sure that it has finished writing.

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* In '''Dolphin''', look for the name of the device in the '''Places''' panel. Right-click on it and you will see the Eject icon. Again, take care not to remove the drive too quickly.

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===Opening an empty CD tray===

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Usually you use a hardware button to do this, but if that is not possible you can create a link to a script to do it for you. You will find details of this on [[Talk:Dolphin/File_Management#How_do_I_eject_a_device_that_is_not_mounted.3F_494|this talk page]]

* [[Special:myLanguage/Plasma/Netbooks|The Plasma Netbook Interface]] is customised to make the most of the available space and automatically configures window management to give full room to applications.

Using Removable Drives

Mounting the drive

What does "Mounting" the drive mean? Think of it as opening it for reading. Similarly, umount is like closing the book.

Most distros don't, in their default settings, automatically mount removable drives. There are two main ways of dealing with this.

Using the Device Notifier - click on the device name and you will be shown relevant options, one of which will be Open with File Manager. This opens Dolphin with the contents of the device listed.

Mounting in Dolphin - if you already have Dolphin open you will see the new device appear in the Places panel. Click on that and you will see the contents of the device.

If you prefer the drive to be automatically mounted, you can now do this by going to System Settings -> Hardware Section -> Removable Devices and check Enable automatic mounting of removable storage media.

Tip

The first option "Only automatically mount removable media that has been manually mounted before" may be a more secure option than mounting all removable media

If you choose to automount, remember that you still need to umount it (close it) before removing it. This is the equivalent of Windows software saying "safely remove". In Device Notifier you will see . In Dolphin, a right-click will offer you the same icon with "Safely Remove" and the device's name.

Information

Audio disks can be played without mounting. Use your favourite disk-playing application

Umounting the drive

Again, you have two main possibilities.

Use the device notifier. Instead of the plug icon that you saw before, there will now be an up-arrow icon similar to that shown on VHS and DVD players. That will "safely remove" the drive. However, it will not eject it. Always wait a few seconds after using this, as buffers are flushed and you want to be sure that it has finished writing.

In Dolphin, look for the name of the device in the Places panel. Right-click on it and you will see the Eject icon. Again, take care not to remove the drive too quickly.

Opening an empty CD tray

Usually you use a hardware button to do this, but if that is not possible you can create a link to a script to do it for you. You will find details of this on this talk page